We agree that there is a certain satisfaction seeing your RV, travel trailer or camper sitting out in front of your home just waiting for you to embark on another weekend vacation, but what if you live in an area that doesn’t allow these recreational vehicles to be parked on the street? Or if you can park it on your property, what do you do with it when the winter months arrive or when the summer hail starts to fall? An RV garage kit may be exactly what you’re looking for.You may have noticed some carport kits at your local public storage facility that look like a good place to park your RV; however, doing so may leave it exposed to vandalism, hail, wind debris, and other damaging weather conditions. While popular, open wall structures may not be your best option when compared against a more traditional metal RV storage building with 26-gauge sheeting.Pros:Open Walls Can finish the walls with concrete block or another siding material Uninterrupted access to all sides of your RV for washing With no sheeting to install, building takes less time to erectCons:Open Walls Property is exposed to blowing debris and precipitation Exposure to vandalism, pests and the neighbor’s kids Increased cost, building must be loaded for upward windPros

:Enclosed Building Your RV is completely protected from the weather on all sides You can use it to store other equipment, toys and cars Ability to insulate and create a climate controlled spaceCons:Enclosed Building Cannot finish the walls with any other siding material It takes a bit more time to finish erecting the buildingExpert Advice: Open wall buildings typically cost about the same as enclosed metal RV storage buildings, which will better safeguard your RV’s roof and air conditioner instead of leaving your RV exposed to the elements.If you don’t have a specific reason to choose an open wall RV storage carport, the safest and most durable option to protect your RV is by investing in an enclosed steel RV storage building. Not only will an RV garage securely house your vehicle, but adding a garage space to your property can increase your property’s value by as much as 13%. This can be easily accomplished with a metal building in the form of a leanto or more traditional garage space.

The size of your RV garage is flexible depending on the size and class of your motorhome. Typically, an RV garage is 16’ tall to accommodate 14’ doors, and can be 30 to 50 feet in length (the most common building dimensions for a Class A RV is 30×50 feet). Including extra width in your garage space is a great option for storing gear, tools, and other necessities for your vehicle.Class A Motorhome Recommended Building Size30x50x1614’ Sectional DoorClass B Motorhome Recommended Building Size20x30x1412’ Roll Up DoorClass B+ Motorhome Recommended Building Size20x30x1412’ Sectional DoorClass C Motorhome Recommended Building Size30x30x1412’ Sectional DoorClass Super C Motorhome Recommended Building Size30x40x1614’ Sectional DoorOther options for your RV garage kit are to add roll-up doors or sectional doors, depending on your space limitations and preferences. You can also choose to add windows, walk-doors, and insulation to prevent condensation.Expert Insight: If you need to make a little room in your budget, you can pour concrete piers rather than a full slab and finish the floor with gravel.

This would allow you to get more building for your money initially and then complete the slab later.plastic door price in jaipurThe steel RV storage building featured below has the capability to store not only an RV, but also cars and other toys, making it a multifunctional investment. caravan door locks south africaThis RV garage kit has been one of General Steel’s most popular projects among RV enthusiasts and those looking for additional storage space while still maintaining great curb appeal:The biggest considerations to buying a new RV storage building are budget, zoning and how much space you really need. bifold closet doors too bigAs camping season approaches, our project specialists are ready to help you break ground before weather becomes a constraint in your area.

Contact General Steel today and we’ll be happy to assist in evaluating your potential project.Americans love to have choices. Buying a dress or shirt? Decide solid or stripe, short or long sleeve, cotton or poly blend, button or spread collar, regular fit, slim fit, or big & tall. How about a meal at your favorite steak house? Will it be porterhouse, T-bone, or sirloin? Cooked rare, medium-rare, or medium? With baked, mashed, or French fried potatoes? Thirsty for a fancy cup of coffee? Let's not even get started on options that let you end up with a "grande caramel macchiato with 1% low-fat milk, 2 Splendas, and an extra espresso shot". If you're in the market for a pickup truck, in addition to color, upholstery, and engine choices, you will need to choose: Two-wheel-drive or four-wheel-drive? Light duty or heavy duty? Short, standard, or long bed? And for cab sizes, you'll have to decide among standard, extended, double, quad, crew, access, king, or mega. After you've made your new truck purchase, you have smartly come to our site to accessorize your new ride.

You soon find that for some accessories, our website (or our sales agents) will ask you "what size bed do you have?" or "extended cab or crew cab?" For many products, we need to know this to make sure you get the correct-fitting part. Because of different cab sizes, bed (box) lengths, and wheelbases, the fitment of these accessories (among others) is affected: The purpose of this article is to help you understand the terms used by pickup truck makers when they describe their vehicles. We will define the various cab and bed sizes as determined by all 5 manufacturers of "conventional" (we'll define that too) pickups sold in the U.S.: In order to keep our scope to a manageable size, we will detail the current model year (2015) offerings. Some of these truck platforms are brand new (Ford F-150, Chevy Colorado & GMC Canyon.). The full-size GM pickups came out in 2014. The current Ram truck platform was introduced in 2009. The truck platforms for both Nissan and Toyota are older than that (a new Nissan Titan, photo below, will be launched in late 2015).

If your pickup is on the same platform as the current truck, much of this info will apply. But do check with the manufacturer if necessary, as specifications can and will change from year to year. We do not have the space to cover discontinued vehicles such as the Dodge Dakota and Ford Ranger. You can still use this info, however, to educate yourself about pickup trucks in general. We refer to these as "conventional" pickup trucks as they have a separate cab and bed, each bolted to a full frame. This construction is in part what makes it easy for the manufacturers to offer different cab and bed sizes. Non-traditional pickup trucks, such as the Honda Ridgeline and Subaru Baja, are unibody construction, and there is no variability in number of doors or length of pickup beds. The Honda and Subaru (and similar trucks) are outside the scope of this article. The pickup "cab" is the passenger compartment, the enclosed space where driver and any passengers sit. The attributes which typically define a cab are the number and types of doors, as well as the number of seats.

The pickup "bed" or "box" (the two terms are interchangeable) is the rectangular open area behind the cab which is used for cargo-carrying. The bed is always defined by its length, measured on the inside of the bed from the front inside wall to the inside of the tailgate. "Wheelbase" is defined as the distance from the center of the front wheel to the center of the rear wheel on the same side of the vehicle. It should be obvious that cab and bed size have a huge influence on wheelbase size. Among our five manufacturers, there is some commonality, and quite a bit of variability, in how pickup truck cab sizes are defined and named. This has become a marketing tool, with some truck makers striving for unique cab styles and/or unique names for their styles. In almost every case, the cabs are defined by door count, length, and/or door hinge placement. Let's start defining the cabs. The industry defines these as 2-door cabs, with a single row of seats. There is little or no space behind the seat.

The seat may be bench or bucket; seat configuration has no effect on the definition. Among the new pickups sold today (2015), Ford, Chevrolet, GMC, Ram, and Toyota make regular/standard cab pickups. Nissan alone does NOT make a standard cab configuration. By definition, an "extended cab" has a set of rear doors which are rear-hinged, that is, the hinges are opposite the front door hinges. (This door style is sometimes called 'suicide doors'.) A rear-hinged door can ONLY be opened or closed if its adjacent front door is open. There may be a small jump seat for occasional use behind the front seat, or the extra space may be used for storage. In 2015, the only pickups available in an "extended cab" style are the Chevy Colorado/GMC Canyon twins, the Ford F-150, the Nissan Titan and Frontier, and the Toyota Tacoma. GM calls these trucks "extended cabs". The other makers have unique names for them: The term "double cab" is the industry phrase to define a 4-door pickup cab with 4 conventionally-hinged (front hinged) doors, but with the rear doors noticeably shorter than the front doors.

Double cabs have a rear seat which can reasonably accommodate adults, but with limited legroom. This design evolved as a better compromise compared to the extended cab style. A set of rear doors continues to allow easy rear seat access, but the shorter doors keeps the overall vehicle length reasonable. The forward-hinged doors mean they can be operated independent of the front doors. Today, GM's full-size pickups (Chevy Silverado and GMC Sierra), Ram 1500, and Toyota Tundra all offer "double cabs". GM and Toyota call theirs by that name. Ram refers to this cab style as "quad cab". Aptly named as it's the body style which most easily carries "the crew", a crew cab has 4 full-size forward-hinged doors (front and rear doors about the same size) and a full rear seat. Be careful, as at a quick glance a crew cab can easily be mistaken for a double cab, or vice versa. Today, all five pickup truck manufacturers sell crew cabs. While GM, Nissan, and Ram call theirs "crew cabs", the others have unique names for them:

The Toyota naming convention is particularly confusing, as a Tundra "Double Cab" is a true double cab, but a Tacoma "Double Cab" is a crew cab. With Toyotas, "double check"! Unique to Ram, and found only in their heavy-duty (2500 and 3500) series, the "Mega Cab" is a crew cab plus a little more. While the 4 forward doors are similar to a crew cab, the cab itself is stretched behind the rear seat, providing additional inside storage room. All five of our pickup truck manufacturers offer pickup truck beds in different lengths. The three domestics (GM, Ford, and Ram) each offer three different bed sizes for the full-size trucks (the mid-size Chevy Colorado and GMC Canyon have two bed lengths). Nissan and Toyota each offer two bed sizes for their full-size and mid-size trucks. NONE of them offer more than TWO different bed sizes in combination with any ONE cab size. This is done to keep overall truck length reasonable, and to promote certain popular cab/bed sizes. The answer to the question "how big is your bed?" can be answered either in LENGTH or by NAME.

Here are each manufacturer's makes and models, with the available bed lengths listed. In every case, we are using the same terms as the truck makers use: Footnote 1: Nissan does not use the actual word "standard" for their default bed length. They do offer two bed lengths, and refer to the longer bed as the "long" bed. Note that both Ford and Ram use numbers to define bed lengths. The actual lengths in every case are fractionally longer than the named size. For example, a Ford Super Duty with an 8 ft. (96") box has an actual measurement of 98.0". A Ram with a 5'7" (67") box measures out at 67.4". Do not presume that a "long bed" is always longer than a "standard bed", even from the same truck company. It depends on the vehicle! For example, a Chevy Colorado (mid-size truck) "long" bed is 74.0"; but the Silverado (full-size truck) "standard" bed is longer at 78.9". If an accessory product asks you for the exact bed length, you can either refer to your vehicle manufacturer's website (you must know your specific cab and bed sizes) OR you can take a tape measure to the bed, remembering that it is the inside length measurement you want.

In some rare cases, you may be asked to select an accessory based on your truck's wheelbase. Remember that wheelbase lengths will vary greatly depending on cab and bed sizes. Your best bet again is to check the manufacturer's website, provided you have a late-model vehicle. You can also measure it yourself, or call your vehicle manufacturer's Customer Service Department. Attached to this article is a chart entitled "2015 MODEL YEAR CONVENTIONAL PICKUP TRUCK DATA SHEET". Here you will find each truck make and model listed in grid fashion by cab style, box size, and wheelbase. Use this data as a tool to ensure that you are getting the correct-fitting accessory for your truck. If you've made it this far, we hope that you now have a better understanding of "cab" and "bed" sizes. You may have even found this information helpful if you are currently in the market for a new pickup. It's important to you, and it's important to us, that you end up with the component or accessory which is guaranteed to fit your truck, and armed with this information, you will!